The fourth grade student is eager to learn more about their world close to home. Through imaginatively presented lessons, the teacher meets the growing interest of the children in more concrete areas of knowledge and provides them with opportunities for more independence in their work. The curriculum helps the children form a sense of their relationship to their environment, in both a social and geographical sense.
Language Arts: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, Letter Format, Reading, Oral Recitation, Poetry, Drama
Literature: Norse Mythology
Mathematics: Fractions, Long Division, Computation and Problem Solving
Science: Zoology; Animals in relation to man
Social Studies: Local Geography and History, Mapping
Form Drawing: Braided Forms
Spanish and German: Songs, Dances, and Games, Poetry and Stories, Days, Months, Seasons, Telling Time
Physical Education: Cooperative games, Team skills, Eurythmy
Practical Arts: Cross stitch
Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Geometric drawing, Clay sculpture
Music: Recorder, Singing (Rounds), Music Notation, Instrumental Music
